Congratulations Paul ! this is the most iconic toy in the world and it is priceless . When I found it under the christmas tree , long ago , one wonderful morning, I placed it on a shelf and admired it the whole day without daring touch it ! Eventually I played with it and smashed it like the others because it had so many détails and small parts a kid could brake . Thank you for carrying me back to this happy memory of childhood !
WOW, jestem pod wrażeniem. Ogromna ilość pracy, ale wynik mówi sam za siebie. A L F znów wygląda jak nowy. (Powiedziałbym, że nawet lepiej 🤩👍🏼 Znam kogoś w Sydney, komu bardzo spodoba się ta renowacja. (Hi Jim, this is rightupyouralley, isn't it? 👨🏻🚒🇦🇺👍🏼). Zdecydowanie oba kciuki w górę ode mnie za ten 👍🏼👍🏼 Dzięki za udostępnienie 🙏🏼 Miłego weekendu dla Ciebie i Twojej rodziny, bądźcie cali i zdrowi. Tak trzymaj, przyjacielu 😉 Pozdrowienia od szalonego Paula z Morza Północnego. 😎👍🏼🇵🇱✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠 WOW, I'm impressed. An immense amount of work, but the result speaks for itself. The A L F looks like new again. (I would say even better 🤩👍🏼 And I know someone in Sydney who will really like this restoration. (Hi Jim, this is right up your alley, isn't it? 👨🏻🚒🇦🇺👍🏼) Clearly both thumbs up from me for this 👍🏼👍🏼 Thanks so much for sharing 🙏🏼 Have a great weekend to you and your family and stay safe and sound. Keep up the good work, mate 😉 Greetings from die-cast crazy Paul on the North Sea shore. 😎👍🏼🇵🇱✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠 WOW, ich bin beeindruckt. Eine immense Arbeit, aber das Ergebnis spricht für sich. Der A L F sieht wieder wie neu aus. (Ich würde sagen, sogar noch besser 🤩👍🏼 Und ich kenne jemanden in Sydney, dem diese Restauration sehr gefallen wird. (Hi Jim, this is right up your alley, isn't it? 👨🏻🚒🇦🇺👍🏼) Ganz klar beide Daumen hoch, von mir, dafür 👍🏼👍🏼 Vielen Dank fürs teilen 🙏🏼 Dir und Deiner Familie ein schönes Wochenende und bleibt gesund und munter. Mach weiter so, mein Freund 😉 Gruß vom Die-cast-verrückten Paul an der Nordsee. 😎👍🏼🇵🇱✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠
Sir, your skills (and patience) have provided me with many hours of viewing pleasure. I thank you for that, and add my respects for your excellent craftwork.
So much detail, so many parts. I could understand having to assemble, disassemble, then reassemble. So many moving parts. Excellent restoration Paul Keep em comin y’all!🚒🇺🇸🤘🏽
Hello. I got this piece back in the 70's. I didn't play with it much. I still have it in the original box. Haven't seen it in years since it's in a box under the stairs. I hadn't thought about it or seen it in years until I saw your video. Nicely done.
Another excellent restoration Paul, there certainly is a lot of parts to this casting, and you did it perfectly, I know I struggled with the ladder string on my restoration and finding good working gear coges, was also a struggle. All the best Martin
As all the Paul Restorer fans , I was waiting for this very iconic model to show up , bravo Maestro ! And as the président of the french branch of your international Paul Restorer fanclub , let me congratulate and thank you !
What a colossal undertaking! All those rivets to drill and tap, plus all those castings! The part that mystified me was the stringing of the ladder mechanism! I was lost from the start. The prep and painting was your usual meticulous job...and on a much larger scale. Just a wonderful job, Paul!! Congrats!
There are two loops. First one is with the hand wheel which extends the first flu section. The rope goes undernead the base ladder to the end, then on top of the base ladder to the rear sprongof the first fly ladder. The other part coming from the rubber wheel goes directly to the back of the first section. Now if the steong has gone rou d the rubber a few times there should be enough friction to extend the first ladder. The second string comes from the tip of the base ladder, over the first ladder to the end of the second ladder. From the end of the third ladder goes a steing underneath the second ladder to the end of the base ladder. Hope this helps.
Amazing work, Sir! As a lifelong fire buff, I can surely appreciate what you did here! It’s funny that Corgi put three firefighters up front when there’s an empty jump seat.
I’m 58 now and I must have gotten my first Corgi at about 7 -8 years old and the American LaFrance was one of my first, played and loved it dearly, it’s probably melted into something else now
Fantastic job. I had one of these seco d hand and by the time I got it a lot of the parts were already missing but I still loved it. Thanks for bringing back the memory.
What a spectacular restoration Paul! I remember as a child my parents taking me to a local mall for me to select a Corgi. I don’t specifically remember seeing this model but I do remember my parents purchasing it for me. I recently ran across this model in my parents basement. It was in such sad condition along with other old die cast cars. I reluctantly donated them to a local charity. Hopefully someone like yourself will discover them and perhaps bring them back to life! Cheers Doc
My God, Paul! What a pile you started with! Practically scrap! I wonder if anyone who actually put these things together in the factory, watches them being taken apart and returned to their former glory? It would be hard to do a Code3 on one of these, but I could see it in fluorescent lime green, for an attempt! Great result, both on presentation and perseverance! And the threading? Add patience! Great video.
Yo tuve la suerte de tenerla de niño, solo que tenía los rines en color plata, siempre me quedó la duda si era la misma de la película El Mundo esta Loco, Loco, Loco Loco. Gracias por este video y por el esfuerzo de restaurarla, un cordial saludo desde el Peru
I gave you a "thumbs up" very early in the video - for two reasons. First, I knew you were going to do a great job and, second, that is the one Corgi model I have wanted ever since I was a kid.
Gratulation! Wenn man den desolaten Zustand der Originalteile betrachtet, ist diese Restaurierung perfekt gelungen. Ein wunderbares Ergebnis zu einem Sammlerstück einschließlich des Karton. Einfach gut, Paul! Ich wünsche Dir einschönes Wochenende. Gruß Joachim Gratulacje! Jeśli spojrzeć na opuszczony stan oryginalnych części, ta renowacja powiodła się doskonale. Wspaniały wynik na przedmiocie kolekcjonerskim, w tym pudełku. Po prostu dobrze, Pawle! Życzę ci udanego weekendu. Pozdrowienia Joachim
I finally came across an issue in one of the multitude of Paul Restorer videos I've watched! I hope it's just lighting or something, but I'm not seeing Fire Engine Red on this model. The color here is too cherry (has a touch of blue in it), while FER is tends toward the true red, even ever-so-slightly orange. But an amazing job as always, Paul.
Well Paul ,you have outclassed the competition with this fantastic model. Your skills and patience have excelled. I would love to know how many hours it took to complete this project. Thanks again for the wonderful content, 👍👍👍. Niall in Ireland
Another stunning restoration! Nicely done! Just love it when you restore emergency service vehicles. Would love to know which one can reach higher, The Simon and snorkel you did awhile back or the more recent American lafrance?
i wanted to be a firefighter since i was 4 and for 8 years i got to be one i have always had a soft spot for vintage/antique fire trucks and i love TDAs (tractor drawn apparatus) and seeing this model i saw one detail that i thought was amazing on the bumper they added a federal signal Q siren and it looked like they even modeled the logo on the front of the siren
As ever your work and the process you follow is excellent, if I get the time from my motorcycle restorations and graphics I would love to have a go, can I make only one point, I would think about using a white base coat or white primer before applying rich colours such as red and indeed the yellow. But I feel you must have made that judgement before starting the Job as it turned out so well.
Congratulations Paul ! this is the most iconic toy in the world and it is priceless . When I found it under the christmas tree , long ago , one wonderful morning, I placed it on a shelf and admired it the whole day without daring touch it ! Eventually I played with it and smashed it like the others because it had so many détails and small parts a kid could brake
. Thank you for carrying me back to this happy memory of childhood !
Tremendous effort, Paul! Such a complicated project . . .
and worth every second to make it a success.
Fabulous!
Thank you very much Randy
WOW, jestem pod wrażeniem. Ogromna ilość pracy, ale wynik mówi sam za siebie.
A L F znów wygląda jak nowy. (Powiedziałbym, że nawet lepiej 🤩👍🏼
Znam kogoś w Sydney, komu bardzo spodoba się ta renowacja. (Hi Jim, this is rightupyouralley, isn't it? 👨🏻🚒🇦🇺👍🏼).
Zdecydowanie oba kciuki w górę ode mnie za ten 👍🏼👍🏼
Dzięki za udostępnienie 🙏🏼
Miłego weekendu dla Ciebie i Twojej rodziny, bądźcie cali i zdrowi. Tak trzymaj, przyjacielu 😉
Pozdrowienia od szalonego Paula z Morza Północnego.
😎👍🏼🇵🇱✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠
WOW, I'm impressed. An immense amount of work, but the result speaks for itself.
The A L F looks like new again. (I would say even better 🤩👍🏼
And I know someone in Sydney who will really like this restoration. (Hi Jim, this is right up your alley, isn't it? 👨🏻🚒🇦🇺👍🏼)
Clearly both thumbs up from me for this 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks so much for sharing 🙏🏼
Have a great weekend to you and your family and stay safe and sound. Keep up the good work, mate 😉
Greetings from die-cast crazy Paul on the North Sea shore.
😎👍🏼🇵🇱✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠
WOW, ich bin beeindruckt. Eine immense Arbeit, aber das Ergebnis spricht für sich.
Der A L F sieht wieder wie neu aus. (Ich würde sagen, sogar noch besser 🤩👍🏼
Und ich kenne jemanden in Sydney, dem diese Restauration sehr gefallen wird. (Hi Jim, this is right up your alley, isn't it? 👨🏻🚒🇦🇺👍🏼)
Ganz klar beide Daumen hoch, von mir, dafür 👍🏼👍🏼
Vielen Dank fürs teilen 🙏🏼
Dir und Deiner Familie ein schönes Wochenende und bleibt gesund und munter. Mach weiter so, mein Freund 😉
Gruß vom Die-cast-verrückten Paul an der Nordsee.
😎👍🏼🇵🇱✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠
Vielen Dank Paul
Sir, your skills (and patience) have provided me with many hours of viewing pleasure. I thank you for that, and add my respects for your excellent craftwork.
My favorite fire truck as a kid. Awesome restoration as always!
Thank you very much
So much detail, so many parts.
I could understand having to assemble, disassemble, then reassemble.
So many moving parts. Excellent restoration Paul
Keep em comin y’all!🚒🇺🇸🤘🏽
Thank you very much
I knew this was an American LaFrance firetruck without even reading the description. They are too cool. Awesome job on this 😺👍
Thank you very much
Wow Paul that is fantastic...lots of parts on that...
Thank you very much
absolutely amazing how you turned that disaster intk that beautiful piece of art. great job as always
Thank you very much Neil
Hello. I got this piece back in the 70's. I didn't play with it much. I still have it in the original box. Haven't seen it in years since it's in a box under the stairs. I hadn't thought about it or seen it in years until I saw your video. Nicely done.
Please take it out from under the stairs and put it somewhere where it can remind you of your childhood
A lot of work to achieve a magnificent restoration of a wonderful car
Thank you very much
Another excellent restoration Paul, there certainly is a lot of parts to this casting, and you did it perfectly, I know I struggled with the ladder string on my restoration and finding good working gear coges, was also a struggle.
All the best Martin
Thank you very much Martin. you know exactly how complicated the work on this model was
The design of that particular fire engine is very appealing, great restoration again!
Thank you very much
Amazing restoration Paul mind blowing you are the best I've seen on TH-cam well done 👍.
Thank you very much Adrian
As all the Paul Restorer fans , I was waiting for this very iconic model to show up , bravo Maestro ! And as the président of the french branch of your international Paul Restorer fanclub , let me congratulate and thank you !
Thank you very much
Excelente trabajo gracias por compartirlo gran abrazo desde Jujuy Argentina!¡
you did a great job restoring the fire truck.
Thank you very much
What a colossal undertaking! All those rivets to drill and tap, plus all those castings! The part that mystified me was the stringing of the ladder mechanism! I was lost from the start. The prep and painting was your usual meticulous job...and on a much larger scale. Just a wonderful job, Paul!! Congrats!
There are two loops. First one is with the hand wheel which extends the first flu section. The rope goes undernead the base ladder to the end, then on top of the base ladder to the rear sprongof the first fly ladder. The other part coming from the rubber wheel goes directly to the back of the first section. Now if the steong has gone rou d the rubber a few times there should be enough friction to extend the first ladder.
The second string comes from the tip of the base ladder, over the first ladder to the end of the second ladder. From the end of the third ladder goes a steing underneath the second ladder to the end of the base ladder.
Hope this helps.
Amazing work, Sir! As a lifelong fire buff, I can surely appreciate what you did here! It’s funny that Corgi put three firefighters up front when there’s an empty jump seat.
Thank you very much
I only know that it was the kids from the more we'll off families who had these. Awesome work and collectors piece.
Thank you very much
I’m 58 now and I must have gotten my first Corgi at about 7 -8 years old and the American LaFrance was one of my first, played and loved it dearly, it’s probably melted into something else now
Parabéns Paul, foi um trabalho difícil mas ficou perfeito!
Muito obrigado
Fantastic job. I had one of these seco d hand and by the time I got it a lot of the parts were already missing but I still loved it. Thanks for bringing back the memory.
Thank you very much
Absolutely brilliant restoration paul I always love the way you make your missing parts well done 👍 ❤
Thank you very much Raymond
What an absolutely fabulous thing! A truly wonderful piece of work. 👍🏻👏🏻👌🏻
Thank you very much
Wow Paul, this is a fantastic restoration, your work is excellent and very skillful. Great job, well done. Best wishes. Peter.
Thank you very much
Absolutely beautiful restoration Paul. You are very talented and your attention to detail is incredible
Thank you very much
Incredible job. Looks better than new. Very nice job. I have this very truck since my childhood .
Thank you very much William
Essa Restauração Foi Bem Complexa , Cheia De Detalhes ! Como Sempre Merece Um 👍
Muito obriado
Excellent restoration paul good effort
Thank you very much Andrew
Brilliant work. Your attention to detail is amazing. Thank you for another great video
Paul ☘️☘️
Thank you very much
Salut Paul, superbe restauration 😍 😍, il est magnifique ce camion de pompier, bravo. Salutations de Suisse 🇨🇭 et à bientôt 👍.
Merci beaucoup Pedro
Always loved firefighting equipment, you marks on getting this one back on the line.
Thank you very much
What a spectacular restoration Paul! I remember as a child my parents taking me to a local mall for me to select a Corgi. I don’t specifically remember seeing this model but I do remember my parents purchasing it for me. I recently ran across this model in my parents basement. It was in such sad condition along with other old die cast cars. I reluctantly donated them to a local charity. Hopefully someone like yourself will discover them and perhaps bring them back to life!
Cheers
Doc
Thank you very much
Esse trabalho ficou incrível. Acompanho suas restaurações, são maravilhosas.
Excelente trabajo Paul, Hermosa pieza y restaurada a la perfección!!!😊
Muchas gracias Jorge
What a gorgeous restoration!
Thank you very much
Comme d'hab un superbe travail. Il est magnifique ce camion et tout ce métal çà fait plaisir, GG.
Merci beaucoup
Beautiful job !
Thank you very much Chris
One of my favorite models because I thought the lights were diamonds even though they are crystals still cool!
Cool
Nice restoration, details and paint job 👌 👍
Thank you very much Joe
My God, Paul! What a pile you started with! Practically scrap! I wonder if anyone who actually put these things together in the factory, watches them being taken apart and returned to their former glory? It would be hard to do a Code3 on one of these, but I could see it in fluorescent lime green, for an attempt! Great result, both on presentation and perseverance! And the threading? Add patience! Great video.
Thank you very much Martin
Paul, magnificent work!, the detail and colorful 😁👍🇨🇱
Thank you very much
Niesamowita robota Paul, to niesamowite, jak złożone były te zabawki pod względem mechanicznym, gratulacje! znakomita praca, którą wykonałeś.
Muchas gracias
It is a beautiful model and the restoration also turned out great
Thank you very much Diego
Yo tuve la suerte de tenerla de niño, solo que tenía los rines en color plata, siempre me quedó la duda si era la misma de la película El Mundo esta Loco, Loco, Loco Loco. Gracias por este video y por el esfuerzo de restaurarla, un cordial saludo desde el Peru
Muchas gracias, Saludos desde Polonia
Mi inchino dinnanzi a tale bravura, sei sempre il numero uno maestro Paul .
Grazie mille Marco
That is a stunning American La France Fire Engine restoration Paul . Outstanding 👍
Thank you very much
Wow huge restoration work Paul, and you conquer it, well done, looks better then New Sweet👊😊 Cheers🍺🍻 KC 🇦🇺🤝😎👍✌
Thank you very much KC
I gave you a "thumbs up" very early in the video - for two reasons. First, I knew you were going to do a great job and, second, that is the one Corgi model I have wanted ever since I was a kid.
Thank you very much
Again - I had one of these! Think it’s still in the attic 😂
Cool
That turned out bad ass. Great job.
Thank you very much
Whenever I think of you, all my worries go away. Good morning my dear friend!😇😇
Thank you very much
Beautiful, complex restoration Paul!
Thank you very much Ron
Excelente restauración, saludos desde Arequipa,Perú 🇵🇪
Muchas gracias , Saludos desde Polonia
I don’t know how I missed this video! I am glad I got to catch up. That turned out so beautiful. There’s something so fascinating about fire engines.
Thank you very much
That was amazing. Truly a beautiful piece.
Thank you very much
Excellent model 👌 👏 👍super klass 👍👍👍👌👌
Thank you very much
Such a nice fire truck. Great job! Enjoy your weekend!
Thank you very much
I can tell you in '76 it was quite expensive, I got one for my Bday and it was the 'biggie' that you opened last.
Cool
Rewelacyjna renowacja. Modelik pięknie się prezentuje. 😊
Dziękuję bardzo
Capolavoro ,a masterpiece
Grazie mille
Uma obra de arte misturada com engenharia, Paul!
Muito obrigado
Gratulation! Wenn man den desolaten Zustand der Originalteile betrachtet, ist diese Restaurierung perfekt gelungen.
Ein wunderbares Ergebnis zu einem Sammlerstück einschließlich des Karton. Einfach gut, Paul!
Ich wünsche Dir einschönes Wochenende. Gruß Joachim
Gratulacje! Jeśli spojrzeć na opuszczony stan oryginalnych części, ta renowacja powiodła się doskonale.
Wspaniały wynik na przedmiocie kolekcjonerskim, w tym pudełku. Po prostu dobrze, Pawle!
Życzę ci udanego weekendu. Pozdrowienia Joachim
Vielen Dank Joachim
Excellent restoration of James Bonds Aston Martin DB5 Paul . Including the box 👍
Thank you very much Jerry
Wow!! amazing Paul
you're the best!!
Thank you very much
Excelente trabajo
Muchas gracias
Paul, That is a Super Spectacular Restoration 🎉🎇🍾🎆🎊🥳
Thank you very much
Paul, amazing one of your best.
Thank you very much
Beautiful job
Thank you very much James
@@PaulRestorer your welcome
mistrzostwo super model
Dziękuję serdecznie
Com certeza restauração espetacular incliver de mais mesmo curtir caminhão de bombeiros incliver lindo 👏👏👏👏🚒
Muito obrigado Leonardo
Very nice job, Dear Paul! Congratulations! 🤗👍👌💯
Thank you very much Jack
I admire your work ethic and the consistency with which you provide new and interesting content!
Your videos always inspire and motivate me! ⚒️⚒️👏
Thank you very much
Superbe restauration ! En plus un des plus beaux Corgi
Merci beaucoup
Waooo quedo increíble me gusto mucho amigo saludos y acá andamos 👉👀🎥🤝🇲🇽👍👋
Muchas gracias
Very beautiful model!))
Thank you very much
Another master piece
Thank you very much
I finally came across an issue in one of the multitude of Paul Restorer videos I've watched! I hope it's just lighting or something, but I'm not seeing Fire Engine Red on this model. The color here is too cherry (has a touch of blue in it), while FER is tends toward the true red, even ever-so-slightly orange.
But an amazing job as always, Paul.
Great looking model!
Thank you very much James
You 're the best, Paul ! 🇧🇷
Bonjour Paul
Encore une superbe réalisation 👍👍👍👍👍
Merci beaucoup
Отличная работа Пол, модель шикарная
Большое спасибо
Siempre like a estas restauraciones.
Muchas gracias
beaucoup de travail , mais aussi un trés beau modèle .
Merci beaucoup
💪😲😍😍😍 was für ein schöner Feuerwehrwagen!!!!
Vielen Dank
Well Paul ,you have outclassed the competition with this fantastic model. Your skills and patience have excelled. I would love to know how many hours it took to complete this project. Thanks again for the wonderful content, 👍👍👍. Niall in Ireland
Thank you very much Niall
Wonderful job, that took some doing 👍🙂
Thank you very much
Questa volta ti sei superato 😊 il vigile più luminoso è il comandante 😂
Grazie mille Carlo
Great work 👍
thank you very much
Paul robisz kawał dobrej roboty! Pozdrowienia!
Dziękuję serdecznie
Parabéns meu amigo
Muito obrigado
Un lujo verte tus trabajos
Muchasgracias Jose
Another stunning restoration! Nicely done! Just love it when you restore emergency service vehicles. Would love to know which one can reach higher, The Simon and snorkel you did awhile back or the more recent American lafrance?
Thank you very much, I did not compare the two models, but I think they both rise to the same height
@@PaulRestorer yeah given the similar scale it is most likely, thanks for replying
Excellent job kolego! Have a good 'un ✌️😎
Thank you very much Don
Pour info son prix est entre 5,00€ est 20,00€ good job restauration 👍👍👍
i wanted to be a firefighter since i was 4 and for 8 years i got to be one i have always had a soft spot for vintage/antique fire trucks and i love TDAs (tractor drawn apparatus) and seeing this model i saw one detail that i thought was amazing on the bumper they added a federal signal Q siren and it looked like they even modeled the logo on the front of the siren
Very cool, greetings
Strepitoso Modello Rigenerato 🫶💪💪💪 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top... Grazie
Grazie mille
@@PaulRestorer grazie a te per la Tua magia
Ein sehr schönes Feuerwehrmodell. Habe ich in meiner Sammlung.
Vielen Dank Martin
Cool TDA!👍
Thank you very much
As ever your work and the process you follow is excellent, if I get the time from my motorcycle restorations and graphics I would love to have a go, can I make only one point, I would think about using a white base coat or white primer before applying rich colours such as red and indeed the yellow. But I feel you must have made that judgement before starting the Job as it turned out so well.
Thank you very much